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To close with a flourish

Red-blacks compete in the Grand Final of the Gymnastics World Cup.

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While Diego Hypólito will be seeking his third world championship on floor exercise, Daniele, the only female representative, will try to win the most medals, having secured a spot in the Grand Final of the Gymnastics World Cup on three apparatuses.

The Grand Final will be held on the 13th and 14th, in Madrid, Spain, and will be broadcast live on Band.

The competitions will begin this Saturday at 14:45 p.m. (Brasília time), with Diego on the floor and Daniele on the uneven parallel bars. On Sunday, the red-and-blacks will compete on the vault (Diego), balance beam, and floor (Daniele).

Diego's performance will be one of the most anticipated. The gymnast assures he's ready to face the Grand Final and that he'll have some new additions to his routine: "I decided to make the routine more difficult, which is basically the same as I did in the Olympics. I'll perform the "Hypólito" (double pike twist with a pirouette in the second somersault) on my first pass. With the inclusion of this move, my starting score (16,80) will be the highest among the eight finalists."

Check the broadcast times for the events, according to the CBG (Brazilian Gymnastics Confederation) press office:

Saturday - 13/12: \ 14:45 pm to 15:30 pm - Male Solo (Diego Hypólito) LIVE\

Sunday - 14/12:\ 14:00 pm - Men's Vault (Diego Hypólito) LIVE\ 14:40 pm - Balance Beam (Daniele Hypólito) LIVE\ 16:00 pm to 17:30 pm - Women's Floor (Daniele Hypólito) \ and Horizontal Bar (Mosiah Rodrigues) LIVE\

Note: Details of the Women's Parallel races will be shown on TV, during the channel's programming.